Ayrshire Scotland Business News is provided by the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire. We publicise our members, and celebrate and report the wealth and rich diversity of entrepreneurial and business excellence that abounds here in Ayrshire, south-west Scotland. For further information e-mail Murdoch@eliteayrshire.com

The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Leading Scottish independent property consultancy CKD Galbraith is offering for sale West Brockloch, a group of exclusive country properties by H McMurray and Son, situated in a stunning rural location in popular South Ayrshire.

The original farm steading has been converted to create just four homes on a beautiful site, each individually designed to take advantage of the wonderful situation and panoramic views.

There are only two of these exceptional properties left. Carrick View, the larger of the two remaining, is now being offered at a discounted price of Fixed Price £315,000.

This is a unique and special location. Only a mile from the local facilities of Maybole, and around a 15 minute drive from popular Alloway, the houses enjoy a peaceful and tranquil setting with unrivalled and uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside, north to the Carrick Hills and south across the Girvan Valley to The Merrick. Nearby, the Ayrshire Coast offers wonderful beaches and walks and the renowned Culzean Castle and Country Park is only a short drive away.

H McMurray & Son have drawn on their many years of experience to create these family homes, with attention to detail and careful consideration of modern lifestyle needs.

Each of these four bedroom houses is generously proportioned with floor areas ranging from 221-241 sq m. There is a great balance of formal and informal living space, kitchen/living rooms and separate utility areas, essential designs for rural family life. The clever incorporation of the original steading buildings, along with the use of full height windows and double doors through many of the reception rooms opens them up to take advantage of the available light and space.

Externally the houses are traditionally finished with a blend of render and natural timber features. Large private gardens wrap around the properties, benefiting from the wonderful countryside views.

Internally the specification and quality of finishes are second to none. There is a choice of kitchens by Crown and Kingswood with a full range of Whirlpool integrated appliances, and bathroom suites by Ideal Standard or similar. Heating is by high performance gas fired condensing boiler, and there is high performance insulation throughout.

Eric McMurray’s close and personal supervision of his projects are a key element to ensuring the highest quality product. Certainly the National House Building Council (NHBC) – under whose 10 year warranty scheme the houses at West Brockloch are certified – have previously commended the work of the H McMurray & Son in their strict standards of construction.

THE EDITORThe Editor of Ayrshire Scotland Business News is Murdoch MacDonald, a graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge University, where his journalistic contemporaries included John Simpson, now World Affairs Editor with the BBC, and Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the Guardian. Murdoch MacDonald has been in the public relations industry and a freelance journalist and broadcaster for more than 35 years.He has handled the PR accounts of many top Scottish companies, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, John Menzies, Kwik-Fit and Barratt Homes.

He has hosted his own family finance programmes - "£s, Pence and Sense" on Radio Forth and "Moneywise" on Scottish Television.He now runs Ayrshire’s top PR consultancy Fame Publicity Services.

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Murdoch MacDonald is also managing director of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire.Telephone: 01292 281498E-mail: Murdoch@eliteayrshire.com

Murdoch and his wife Lilian (pictured above) have written a book called "Phoenix in a Bottle", describing how they overcame alcoholism and are now, contrary to conventional wisdom, able to drink alcohol responsibly again. "Phoenix in a Bottle" is published by Melrose Books price £16.99 and is now available worldwide.Reviewing the book, eminent American addiction expert Dr Stanton Peele PhD commented:

“Phoenix in a Bottle is a modern version of The Days of Wine and Roses, and tells the true story of how two people who entered a period of desperate drinking stayed with one another in a close loving relationship, and emerged from their alcoholism able to drink responsibly again.

“Both a wonderful love story and a challenge to conventional wisdom about how people can recover from drinking problems, Phoenix in a Bottle gives people hope, and helps them to confront their own demons - alcohol or otherwise.”

And now "Phoenix in a Bottle" has been selected as a set text by a top American university.

“Phoenix in a Bottle” by Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald will now be required reading for all doctoral students in a psychology programme at Alliant International University in San Diego, California.

Alliant International University, headquartered in San Diego and San Francisco, California, was formed in 2001 by the merger of the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and the United States International University. Alliant has 6 campuses throughout California and also runs programmes in Mexico City, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant is one of the premier psychology schools in the US, and it counts roughly half the licensed clinical psychologists in California as its alumni.

Dr. Gary W. Lawson is Professor of Psychology at CSPP. He says: “I adopted Phoenix in a Bottle because the dilemma this couple struggled with and the questions they ask themselves are like so many others I have encountered in 35 years of clinical experience treating addictions.“However, nowhere in addiction literature have I seen these issues examined and explained as well as Lilian and Murdoch do in Phoenix in a Bottle.“I also recommend Phoenix in a Bottle to many of my patients as well.”

You can buy "Phoenix in a Bottle" by Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald online now direct from Amazon UK (click on book cover image below).